Watering-trough.



J. S. TOD. WATERING TROUGH. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 21, 1912.

' 1,042,056. Patented Oct. 22, 1912.

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COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH C01. WASHINGTON. n. c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES S. TOD, OF ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS.

WATERING-TROUGI-I.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES S. T01), a citizen of the United States,residing at Rock Island, in the county of Rock Island and State ofIllinois, have invented new and useful Improvements inlVatering-Troughs, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, andexact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawing,forming a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in watering troughs adapted to besupplied with water from drains located in the fields, and particularlyto means for supplying such troughs with water.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a take-01f section or atake-ofi tile for use in the drains, by which the water in the drain maybe taken off and supplied to a suitable water trough located in thefield, which take-off tile will insure a supply of water being fed tothe trough as long as there is any water in the drain, and which willnot become clogged or stopped up by sediment or the like which may enterthe drain.

Other objects of my invention will appear more fully in the followingspecification and claims.

For the purpose of disclosing my invention I have illustrated oneembodiment thereof in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is aplan view of a watering trough embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is asectional View thereof, taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is alongitudinal sectional view of my improved take-oft tile; and Fig. at isa transverse sectional view thereof, taken on the 1II1B-4c4: of Fig. 3.

Where the soil is damp or water is apt to accumulate on the surface, itis customary to lay one or more lines of drain pipe a greater or lessdistance below the surface for draining off the water. These drains areconstructed from short lengths of tile which are laid end to end throughthe length of the drain, and as the water seeps down through the groundit enters the drain through the tile and the interstices between thevarious sections of tile and is thus drained off from the field. Mywatering trough contemplates using the water thus drained for supplyingthe trough with fresh water at all times.

In constructing the trough I provide an Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 21, 1912.

Patented Oct. 22,1912.

Serial No. 705,138.

inclined runway 1, which is preferably of concrete, though it may bemade of other permanent material, having its lower end below the surfaceof the ground. This runway at its lower end terminates in a water ingtrough 2, which is likewise preferably formed of concrete and has itsrear wall 3 extending upwardly to the surface of the ground. Suitableside walls 4: and 5 are provided for the runway and trough to preventthe dirt from falling in. This trough is located beside the drain 6, andwater is supplied to the trough from the drain by a supply pipe 7 whichconnects with the takeoff section 8 interposed in the line of tile. Thissupply pipe is located at the tip-stream end of the trough, and at thedown-stream end of the trough I provide an overflow opening 9 whichcommunicates with a short drain section 10 terminating in a Y-section 11of tile interposed in the line of tile forming the drain 6. By thisarrangement it will be noted that water flowing through the tile willenter the trough through the supply pipe 7 and will overflow through thepipe 9 back into the drain 6, whereby a fresh supply of water is alwayskept flowing through the trough.

The take-off tile section 8 is of peculiar construct-ion to insure asupply of water running into the trough as long as there is any water inthe drain, and to prevent roots, sediment, etc., from accumulating inthe take-off opening, and thereby clogging the same. This section ispreferably cylindrical in form and at its down-stream end is tapered, asat 12, so that it may be inserted a slight distance in the nextsucceeding tile of the drain. On the under side of the tile section Iprovide an integrally formed projection 13, which forms inside a waterbasin 14, which is below the inside bottom level of the tile. Theupstream wall 15 of this basin is substantially at right angles to thebottom of the tile, while the down-stream wall 16 inclines from thebottom of the basin to the inside bottom level of the tile. By thisarrangement, while a water basin is formed in the projection 13, noprojecting portions are formed which would obstruct the passage throughthe tile of roots and other material that might obstruct the flow ofwater either through the tile or through the takeoff opening in thebasin. This basin 14: communicates with the take-off opening 17 formedin a lateral integrally formed projection 18 extending from the tile.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In apparatus of the class described, a drain tile section having awater basin formed therein below the level of the tile, a drain formedof a plurality of sections of tile in which said first-named section isinterposed, a watering trough or the like positioned adjacent saiddrain, said firstnamed section having a take-off opening leading fromsaid water basin and communicating with said watering trough forsupplying the latter with water from said drain.

2. In apparatus of the class described, a drain tile sect-ion for takingoff Water from a line of drain pipe to supply a watering trough or thelike, said section having a water basin formed therein below the insidebottom level of the tile, and having a lateral take-oil opening leadingfrom said basin for the purpose described.

3. In apparatus ,of the class described, a drain tile section for takingoff water from a line of drain pipe for supplying water to a wateringtrough or the like, said tile having a water basin formed therein belowthe inside bottom level of the tile, the rip-stream wall of said basinbeing substantially at right angles to the bottom of the tile, and thedown-stream wall of said basin being inclined from the bottom of thebasin to the inside bottom wall of the tile, said basin having a lateraltake-01f opening leading therefrom for the purpose described.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presenceof two witmesses.

JAMES S. TOD. Vitnesses VILLIAM C. ALLEN, BESSIE BAKER.

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